Bread-cutter.



,694. PATENTED NOV. 27, 1906.

L. G. MEYER & E. P. DEHULLU.

BREAD CUTTER. APPLICATION FILED MAR.29.1906.

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l more fully described, reference bein had to the accompanying drawings, inwhic ticall UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

LAMBERT e. MEYER AND EMIL PI iiiiiiULLU, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

To all whom it may concern: I Be it known that we, LAMBERT G. MEYER, and EMIL P. DEHULLU, citizens of the United States of America, residing at Detroit, in the I county of -Wayne and State of Michigan have invented certain new and useful Im-. rovements in Bread-Cutters, of which the ollowing is a s ecification, reference being, had therein to t e accompanying drawings; This invention relates to improvements bread-cutters; and its object is to provide af cheap and efficient; device having vertical; guides for the knife, which are so constructed 5; thatith'ey may be folded when the device-is: notlin use'to take up less room; and a fur-- ther'object'isjto provide an adjustable gage or sto v contact with which the loaf is move 'to" gagethe' thickness of the slice, which sto is arranged to be moved out of contact w th the'bread by, the knife as it descends to permit the slice to fall away from the loaf when severedtherefrom. L

g It is also an object of the invention to prov the parts to regulate the thickness of the} slices. to-be. cut and to provide; certain other new and useful features, all as hereinafter Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device,v

embodying themvention; Fig. 2, a pers e0 1;

tiveview of, the adjustin -board detac ed; Fig. 3, a front end elevatlon of the device and Fig.4, aside elevation of the same, show: ing the knife-guides in their folded osition.

As shownin thedrawings, 1 is a oard of suitable width and length upon which the loaf of bread 'is'placed in contact with the, vertical guide or side board2, extending veralong' the,rear edge of the ,bread The side? board does not extend.

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groove3 inits u persurface to receive the cutting edge of t 1e bread-knife 4, said knife being guided to descend vertically intosaid V groove .by guides 5. These uides are ormed of a slngle pieceof rod or eavy wire bent or folded u onitself at eachend to formthe parallel port ons between which the knife is a apted to move freely'and to form the loops 6 at the upper ends of said parallel portions, through which loops a pin 7: on the end of the knife-blade may pass ,saidfpin preventing the removal ofcsald knife from the I Specification of Letters'I attent Applicaitionfiled March 2451906; s am guides except when at their upper ends.

: htm eis bentiat 1 provided. therefor and forms thevpivot rnem er of's aid guidesr An adjustableboard 110 is, secured to the bottom v 5 ZEQWS P l g rathm h slots 11in said board. 9; thus fiel ng-the vW e 9, w th n fgm Ye,v and the ends ,of, said; adjustable board are of; the bread-board ,1 over, i the ;-Wire ..9;by

a aptedeto yield sufficientlyi to: permit. said, rms rte l p "pastiche I$W*h d$-Wh =t guides are turned to their vertical position, and-said guides are detachably, held a in their folded position by-similarscrew heads or projections 14 on thefedges of said board near.

the rearendthereof to engage the loops 6in the endsof saidguides. t v 7 A gage todetermine the thickness of the bentatright angles ina direction opposite to that in which thearm 15 extends to hold said I rm an; upwa dlyt d g d s' tion a 119 i Q1 te zelsngagediby the 1 [-on. g g de pai -1::@T e ir en o s il p g arm k i ees itd ce d -tin utt a'e thHsi i gageis depressed by the descending-knife out of contact with the slice of bread tolpermit v r-the same, toffall away' fro in the loafwhen sevfe th efrom Q 5 A ve tica g dflr ed 9r 3 ge thd oiitr ide 9 z he-n prii sea w m nea it fr e en to pre nt said-armtfr'om spring-hi'g -laterally ea ,1 loaf i r-mo ds nto gagement.

.therew thL- said rod-being rigidly-held in po-,

sition byprovidingi a groove 20. in the upper surface of the adjustable board toreceivethe laterally-bent end of said rod, which end is ghtangle andbraz d =0 w th rw ses eured toge her: a thevwinnenends sa d guid ipon qns to f m; ms& a d e onnt dvbyi h middl por iomfizg the; wire, which extendsfacross beneath the board 1 within a groove e 'arms 8 rest whenl,

form ng a gr ov '1 nt upp ,q i lfi fit, rightailgles acrossthe: path of Wooden o -18;, adapted tQbeeI Gd at 1 5 S iQQ 'iO b seve is P v ed. on tin iIO again bent at right angles to hold the guide portion in a vertical position.

The adjustable board 10 thus carries the gage, and by slackening the screws which hold it to the bread-board it may be quickly moved to adjust said gage toward or from the path of the knife to determine the thickness of the slice. Said adjustable board also forms means for detachably securing the guides, gage, and guide-rod in place, so that the device may be quickly and easily assembled or these parts detached.

A block 21, which is of greater thickness 'thanthe adjustable board, is secured to the lower side of the bread-board at its rear end, so that said board will be given a slight inclination, which will cause the slice of bread to more readilyfall away from the loaf.

Having thus fully described the invention, what we claim is' 1. In a bread-cutter, the combination with a bread-board, of knife-guides, a laterallylower surface, knife-guides, a laterally-ex tending arm on one end of each of said guides, a connecting portion connecting the ends of said arms and extending across the 'board in said groove to forma pivot for the guides, and a board secured to the lower side of the bread-board to hold the connecting portion in its groove and having its ends extended to form a ledge to support the arms.

3. In a bread-cutter, thecombination with a bread-board and knife-guides, of a gage consisting .of a spring-arm secured at one end to normally project into the path of a loaf moved along the board, a laterally-extending end on the free end of said arm projecting across the path of the knife, and a wooden roll carried by said end adapted .to be engaged by the sharp edge, of the knife.

4. In a bread-cutter, the combination with a bread-board and knife-guides,- of a gage consisting of a spring-arm having laterallybent ends, aroll adapted to be engaged by the-knife to move the gage out of the ath of the loaf 'on'one of said ends, a vertical guiderod engaging the side of said s ring-arm near its .free end and provided with a laterallybent' lower end, and a board adjustably secured to the-IoWerside of the bread-board and formed with grooves in its upper surface to I receive the laterally-bent ends ofthe spring-arm and guide-rod to secure the'sarne to the board.

'5. Ina bread-cutter, the combinationof a bread-board having a transverse groove in its. lower surface, knife-guides, laterallyextending arms on one end of said guides, .a-

lower end, a board formed with slots and with grooves in its upper surface to receive the laterally-bent ends of the-spring-arm and [guide-rod, screws extending through said slots to adjustably secure the said board to the bread-board and detachably hold the guides, gage and 'uide-rod'in place, and lat erally-extending Iedges on the ends ofthe adjustable board to support the arms of the guides when said guides are in their operative position. v

6. In a bread-cutter, the combination of a bread-board having a transverse groove in its-lower surface nearone end, a guide-board secured along one edge of the bread-board, guides formed of a sin 1e wire and consisting of parallel guided portlons formed with loops at one end and with laterally-bent arms at the opposite end which arms are connected by a connecting portion extendingacross the bread-board within the groove therein to ,pivotally attach the guides to the board, a gage consistingof a springarm formed with laterally-bent ends, a roll on one of said ends adaptedto be engaged by the knife to move the age out of the path of the loaf, a guiderod' aving a laterally-bent lower end and enaging the outer side of the spring-arm near too its free end, a board having slots and formed with grooves in its upper surface to receive the laterally-bent ends of the spring-arm and guide-rod, screws extending through said slots to adjustably secure the board to the bread-board over the connecting portion, of the guides, laterally-extending ledges on the ends of said adjustable board, and means for engaging the upper sides of the arms of the rides to hold said arms in contact with said e es. n testimony whereof we aflix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

LAMBERT e. MEYER. .EMIL P. DEHULLU,

Witnesses:

- O'r'ro F. BAR'rHEL,

OLIVER E. BARTHEL. 

